"Highly Recommended. The documentary is beautifully filmed, with stunning images of wildlife and glaciers. Those images contrast starkly with the tale of rapacious exploitation – ground zero for the unseen consequences of the world’s insatiable appetite for fish. The Ross Sea debates in this documentary provide an excellent window into the current state of environmental science and politics.."– Educational Media Reviews Online

"Passionate and beautiful... Students and teachers alike will find this video to be a thought–provoking and moving presentation. Viewers will come to understand the conflict between the seemingly limitless appetite of humans for seafood and the value of preserving what may be the Earth’s last untouched marine ecosystem."– NSTA Recommends

“Four Stars. The Last Ocean is a spectacular, informative and urgent piece of work... Through Peter Young’s lens, the Antarctic looks wild and wonderful.” –Graeme Tuckett, Dominion Post

Winner, Best Feature & Best Science Communication Film Reel Earth Environmental Film FestivalWinner, Best Call2Action Film, Boulder International Film Festival Winner, Royal Reel Award Documentary, Canada International Film Festival Winner, Best Documentary, Real to Reel International Film Festival Winner, Moving Mountains, Mountainfilm in Telluride Winner, Independent Producer of the Year, New Zealand Screen Producer and Development Association

OFFICIAL SELECTION New Zealand International Film Festival Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capitol Calgary International Film Festival International Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula, Montana Green Screens Festival, Lincoln Center, New York Seattle International Film Festival Santa Barbara International Film Festival Boulder International Film Festival San Francisco International Film Festival Green Film Festival Seoul Cleveland International Film Festival Yale Environmental Film Festival Melbourne Environmental Film Festival Mountain Film Telluride Pariscience, International Science Film Festival

With stunning footage of Antarctica’s unique landscapes and wild life, The Last Ocean profiles the international battle over commercial fishing in the Ross Sea, the last pristine ocean ecosystem on earth.

The Ross Sea is a vast, icy landscape that teems with life -- whales, seals and penguins carving out a place on the very edge of existence. This ‘living laboratory’ is one of the last places where the delicate balance of nature still prevails, largely untouched by humans. But an international fishing fleet has recently made its way to the Ross Sea, targeting the highly lucrative Antarctic Toothfish, sold as Chilean Sea Bass around the world.

Californian ecologist Dr. David Ainley has studied the Ross Sea’s unique ecosystem for more than forty years and knows that unless fishing is stopped, the natural balance will be lost forever. He rallies fellow scientists and builds a global campaign to protect this last pristine marine ecosystem.

Featuring top scientists, including Dr. Sylvia Earle and Dr. Daniel Pauly, as well as international political leaders, the film examines both the science and politics behind the debate over preserving Earth’s last truly wild ocean.